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Erik Morales: A Champion's Champion, Bogus Title or Not
By Scott Christ, Bad Left Hook, Tue, 20 Sep 2011
Much -- but perhaps not enough -- has been made of Erik Morales becoming the first Mexican fighter in history to win a world title in four weight classes on Saturday night. That fight, like the rest of the terrific pay-per-view undercard, has faded into the background as the world has focused on the Read Full Story >>>Famed Trainer George Benton Passes Away IBHOF Flag at Half Staff
Boxing Insider, Tue, 20 Sep 2011
CANASTOTA, NY ? SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 ? The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced its flags will fly at half-staff in memory of trainer George Benton. He passed away this morning at St. Joseph?s Hospital in North Philadelphia. He was 78.
Hall of Fame Trainer George Benton
Born May 15, 1933 Read Full Story >>> BARE EYE: IT'S SURVIVAL OF THE FOULEST
By Recah Trinidad, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 19 Sep 2011
WOULD?VE Floyd Mayweather Jr. resorted to that sneak killer combination, a favorite among hooligans, had he not been provoked into fighting a dirty fight? It?s hard to tell.
Going by Mayweather?s reputation, he could Read Full Story >>> MIGUEL COTTO, ANTONIO MARGARITO, NONITO DONAIRE and BOB ARUM NEW YORK NEWS CONFERENCE LUNCHEON TO ANNOUNCE THEIR FIGHTS AT THE GARDEN
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 19 Sep 2011
Tomorrow! Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 11:30 A.M. ET The Edison Ballroom
NEW YORK (September 19, 2011) -- Three-division world champion and the Pride of Puerto Rico MIGUEL COTTO, professional rival and three-time wel Read Full Story >>> Stop demonizing Floyd Mayweather Jr., Huggy Bear Ortiz is to blame
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Mon, 19 Sep 2011
SAN DIEGO--Put me down as a perhaps unlikely defender of Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. but, in the wake of the stinko ending to his fight with Less Than Vicious Victor Ort Read Full Story >>> ?Mayweather hit him with a legal sucker punch? ? More from Larry Merchant
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Mon, 19 Sep 2011
This past weekend in Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather Jr. was in the spotlight again for various reasons. The first and most notable being his shocking knockout over Victor Ortiz but the 34-year old superstar could also be found afterwards exchanging some heated words with HBO color analyst Larry Merchan Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao opens training camp
By Roderick Osis, Sun.Star Baguio, Mon, 19 Sep 2011
CELEBRATED boxing trainer Freddie Roach and prized pound-for-pound boxer Manny Pacquiao formally started their grind, as the reigning WBO welterweight champion gears up for November 12 in MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Shortly after his arrival, Roach drove six hours to Baguio City and met Pacquiao to Read Full Story >>> Mayweather teaches Ortiz a valuable lesson
By Igor Frank, Examiner.com, Mon, 19 Sep 2011
"Learning the hard way makes the lessons more valuable." said Big Steve quoting - Monty Overson during our Sunday work out at the Y in Glendale: " I bet he will never let his Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao opens Baguio camp Roach arrives for training
By Roy Luarca, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mon, 19 Sep 2011
MANILA, Philippines?The hard grind begins today as Manny Pacquiao officially begins training for his showdown with Juan Manuel Marquez on November 12 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Having seen and getting disappointed by Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s controversial fourth round knockout of Victor Ortiz on Sunday, Read Full Story >>> Victor Ortiz Did It To Us Fans Again!
By Chip Mitchell , Boxing Insider, Mon, 19 Sep 2011
?I was doing just fine and then there was a little slip up?
- Victor Ortiz
Fans, he did it to us again. The 24 year old enigma that we know as ?Vicious? found yet another way to breakdown mentally and cause the boxing world to scratch its collective head.
?Vicious? Victor Ortiz was knocked o Read Full Story >>> Keidel: The Month Of Mayweather
By Jason Keidel, CBCNews, Mon, 19 Sep 2011
The paradoxes in pro athletes are amply archived, though Floyd Mayweather Jr. has taken it to a surreal stratosphere.
Mayweather talks about his rugged rearing in Grand Rapids while flaunting a fleet of Rolls-Royces inside his cavernous mansion planted in the Nevada desert. He talks about ?cleani Read Full Story >>> Welterweight Division Rankings Update After Mayweather-Ortiz Results
ProBoxing-fans.com, Mon, 19 Sep 2011
Does Mayweather Bypass Pacquiao in our Welterweight Rankings After Ortiz KO Win?
The Floyd Mayweather vs. Victor Ortiz fight will keep us talking for weeks to come. There was the crazy knockout, the ridiculous Merchant vs. Mayweather argument, the controversy from everything that happened, and of Read Full Story >>> No apology from Mayweather after controversial knockout
By George Willis, New York Post, Mon, 19 Sep 2011
LAS VEGAS -- His loyal lieutenants stood behind him, repeating a chant that has become their boss' motto.
"Hard work!" Floyd Mayweather began.
"Dedication!" they finished.
"Hard work!"
"Dedication!"
Team Mayweather was celebrating yet another victory late Saturday night at th Read Full Story >>> Pacman taps Thia to sing national anthem at 'next fight'?
By Julien Merced C. Matabuena, The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 19 Sep 2011
MANILA, Philippines ? It seems Manny Pacquiao has already selected the next performer who will sing the ?Lupang Hinirang? at a future match: Fil-Am ?American Idol? Season 10 finalist Thia Megia.
In a report on abs-cbnnews.com on Sept. 19, Megia was quoted to have said, ?It was amazing. I got to s Read Full Story >>> Mayweather vs Ortiz: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
By Mark F. Villanueva, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 19 Sep 2011
It reveals who we truly are, what we are not, and certain traits we may not have known ourselves to possess. Emotions complicate things and it ran too high when Victor Ortiz' frustrations got accumulated over his fa Read Full Story >>> VIDEO INTERVIEW: NIETES TALKS ABOUT HIS UPCOMING TITLE FIGHT WITH RAMON GARCIA HIRALES
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 19 Sep 2011
Below is Philboxing's exclusive interview with former WBO minimumweight champion Donnie 'Ahas' Nietes who will challenge WBO flyweight champion Ramon Garcia Hirales of Mexico on Oct. 8 in Bacolod City.
Nietes talks about his p Read Full Story >>> 'Like iron sharpening against iron': Insiders rave about Francisco vs. Domingo
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Mon, 19 Sep 2011
On September 23, two of the Philippines' best pugilists head on a collision course to test their mettle against each other at the Makati Coliseum. Drian "Golden Fists" Francisco and Michael "Bruce Lee" Domingo are ready to prove that Filipino Read Full Story >>> You won?t find the next Pacquiao
By Sev Sarmenta, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mon, 19 Sep 2011
You don?t want the heyday of Manny Pacquiao to end but you know that the Pacman is only human and eventually he has to hang up his gloves.
There is nobody quite like him but boxing will live long after he bids the ring adieu and we will need new champions to root for.
I have long dismissed the Read Full Story >>> The aftermath: Floyd Mayweather will always be the media bad boy?with Manny Pacquiao the media darling
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Mon, 19 Sep 2011
Some things are just meant to be. Floyd Mayweather?s successful ring return after a 16-month absence was
shrouded in controversy and outrage here on Saturday night when he was accused
of "blindsiding" opponent Victor Ortiz with two illegal blows in a
widely contentious fourth-round finish. May Read Full Story >>> Cheap left hook and straight right blemish Mayweather?s already tainted legacy
By Kenneth Ragpala, Filipino Boxing Journal, Mon, 19 Sep 2011
The short left hook and the straight right that immediately followed were legal and within the bounds of the pugilistic regulations. And while those punches ultimately gave Floyd Mayweather the WBC welterweight title, those shots also tainted an already a darkly stained legacy.
Sure, Victor Ortiz Read Full Story >>>
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